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[Denver Dave]

AHIP already kicking sick kids to the curb
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/25/850656/-AHIP-already-kicking-sick-kids-to-the-curb

America's Health Insurance Plans, the main insurance lobbying group, says through a spokesman that it interprets the new law as not requiring insurers to cover all child applicants this year.

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Randy Kammer, a vice president for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, the largest health insurer in that state, said she interprets the law as allowing insurers to reject coverage for children in some cases until 2014.

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/

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One thing is clear: The law does nothing to stop insurers from charging higher rates for children with pre-existing illnesses until 2014 when insurers can no longer use health status in setting premiums.

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/...